State v. Tremblay, 97-1816 (2003)

DECISION

Claiming that the grand jury and petit jury selection process in Providence County is constitutionally flawed, the defendants in this criminal case have moved this Court to dismiss an indictment that charges them with murder and conspiracy. Their challenges to the jury selection system are principally premised upon claimed violations of the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution.1

Distilled to its essence, the defendants contend that the indicting grand jury and any petit jury empanelled under the current jury selection methods reflect unconstitutional under…